World Food Summit 2009
Millions of lives are on the line as leaders meet at the World Food Summit this week.
The best solution is funding to boost sustainable agriculture in poorer countries, but France, Germany, UK, Italy and Japan are backing out on a $20 billion promise made earlier this year.
Leaders are still telling us that hunger will be halved by 2015 but have not committed any new resources to achieve this. Unfortunately the poor cannot eat promises.
World Food Summit throws away chance to stop one billion going hungry
The 20 per cent jump in the number of hungry since 2005 has spurred fine words in Rome but no determined and decisive action. An important opportunity has been lost.
Global governance vital to feed poorest
Guaranteeing finance to support the global governance of food security is crucial to support the very poorest to feed themselves, says ActionAid.
ActionAid awards prize to President Lula for knocking out hunger in Brazil
Yesterday ActionAid presented the President of Brazil with an award for succesfully reducing hunger in Brazil: a large pair of red "HungerFREE" boxing gloves!
Hunger Inquest film showing at the Summit
The film seeks to uncover the causes of 1 billion people going hungry, asking whether this disaster is due to natural causes, if it is a violation of rights and most importantly, is anyone to be held responsible?
Concrete financial commitments lacking at World Food Summit
World Food Summit, Monday 16 November 2009
The declaration agreed at the World Food Summit today confirms the UN goal to halve hunger by 2015. But it fails to come up with concrete financial commitments.
